"Edward Dolan" <
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>> This is truly scary... I find myself actually agreeing with you.
>>
>> Would you say there was a large difference between, say, a "cult" (headed
>> by a "savvy Christian"), and a Muslim Terrorist cell (which is usually
>> "headed" by a very savvy "Mullah")? If David Koresh (who was stockpiling
>> large numbers of firearms and ammunition) had decided to send his
>> adherents out on "missions" that involved suicide bombings, ambush, and
>> attacks on local law enforcement, how would these have differed from the
>> attacks we've all read about in Iraq and Israel?
>
> The difference here that you are failing to recognize is that ALL
> Christians would immediately have condemned him and spoken out against
> him. The Muslims do not do that with respect to the Muslim terrorists.
> They are making a huge mistake by not doing so. There is still steel in
> the West and we are not to be trifled with, most especially not America.
> The Muslim SILENCE on Muslim terrorism is DEAFENING!
Hmmm... What you're failing to recognize is that in a lot of Muslim
countries there is no "freedom of the Press" and often no direct
communication links with the "outside world". The "silence" you hear isn't
because they "condone" Terrorism. Most have a major problem putting food on
the table on a daily basis and that happens to be where most of their
concerns center. Remember the "spin" the Iraqi government put on war.
Until American tanks actually entered Baghdad, a lot of Iraqis didn't dare
hope that Saddam's regime would actually fall for fear of reprisals.
Most of the Iraqi's didn't like Saddam. His suppression of the Shia is very
well known. The "Bath Party" represented a very small cross-section of the
population in Iraq (compared to the number of Shia Muslims in Iraq). That
one man and a small minority could so totally control a country is further
evidence of the political and media controls that were in place. I seem to
recall the Taliban Government condemned the "cowardly acts" of 9/11 and
tried to distance themselves (unsuccessfully mind you) from UBL and EQ. All
the Palistinians openly rejoicing in the streets after the towers fell was a
disturbing sight to many (myself included), and even when you take into
account what they themselves have been through (in their struggle for a
homeland) I was still totally disgusted.
>
> You've indicated that Christianity is a "more
>> sophisticated" religion than Islam. I simply don't see that. Both
>> faiths (if not all) can be "twisted" to suit whatever nefarious practices
>> a single "magnetic" individual can envision. I'm not apologizing for
>> Islam as you seem bent on accusing me of. I'm merely pointing out that
>> *all* faiths have their kooks and zealots. It's unfortunate that these
>> same kooks keep making the headlines.
>
> Islam is not on the same level as Christianity. It is still a very
> primitive religion. Christianity was incorporated into the Greek and Roman
> world and has been reformed over and over again. Islam is the same now as
> it was at it's founding. It is intolerant in the extreme and you cannot
> live in a Muslim society unless you are a Muslim yourself.
The Greeks and Romans were Pagans. No matter how you slice it Christ's
message *is* a simple one. Man has only managed to complicat the whole
thing with "pomp and circumstance". The Catholic Church is rich beyond
measure and yet the majority of the people it "serves" are living far below
the poverty line. I don't see this as being part of Christ's message (or
philosphy).
>
>> PS: If you *must* know, I voted for Bush. That makes me some "Liberal
>> Conservative girly man", eh?? 
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>
> Damnation! I would never have thought it in a million years. I am in a
> state of shock at this revelation! You have just ascended into the
> stratosphere in my estimation of you for having voted for Bush. I have the
> feeling you may have voted for Bush for different reasons than I did, but
> it doesn't matter. It was the right vote for whatever reason.
> Congratulations!
I do not, quite frankly, care what you think. I make no apologies for the
opinions I've expressed, and I do not support his actions in Iraq. Nelson
Mandela said (on the eve of the invasion of Iraq): "One power, with a
President who has no foresight and cannot think properly, is now wanting to
plunge the world into a holocaust." I sincerely hope that those words don't
come back to haunt us and I pray our troops over there come back safely.
